Habitat for Humanity El Salvador – 2011 Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) House No. 5

Guadalupe, El Salvador – 2011. This Habitat build project was Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build consisting of six houses in Guadalupe which is a small village located east of San Salvador near the city of San Vicente. Our team was on site for two weeks. During the first week we did preparation work for the blitz build. The second week was the actual Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build which saw the addition of many local volunteers from schools, churches and interested other groups. These photos are of House No. 5 which still needed a lot of work to be done after the Blitz Build.
House 5 on our first day. The old house has been removed and it’s almost ready to start digging the holes for the foundation for the new house. 2011 Habitat El…
House 5 on our first day. The old house has been removed and it’s almost ready to start digging the holes for the foundation for the new house. 2011 Habitat El…
Part of the surrounding house with beans drying from any place they can hang them. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz…
The approach up to house 5. All of the cement, sand, gravel and blocks had to be carried up this very steep and rough stone path from the road. 2011 Habitat El…
Day 2 – the digging of the trenches for the footings has started. This is the father of the couple who own the house. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en…
Day 2 – the digging of the trenches for the footings has started. This is the father of the couple who own the house. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en…
Day 3 – The father of the couple that own the house is just about finished digging the foundation trenches. The Habitat families must provide the land and…
Digging the trenches for the footings is finished. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
Digging the trenches for the footings is finished. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
The first stage of the footings called “terra Blanca”. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
Preparing the rebar for the footings in house 5. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
The rebar cage is ready to be placed into the footing trench. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El…
Making concrete. Even with the mixer it is hard work. The gravel, sand, cement and water each must be loaded into the mixer. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad…
Friday noon and the footings are in. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
Friday noon and the footings are in. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
Tuesday of week 2 and the walls are going up quickly. House 5 - 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El…
Tuesday, week 2. Much progress on the block work.
Tuesday, week 2. Much progress on the block work.
An old wheelbarrow behind house 5. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
Corn storage area next to house 5. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
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